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Machiavelli died on 21 June 1527 from a stomach ailment [37] at the age of 58 after receiving his last rites. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] He was buried at the Church of Santa Croce in Florence. In 1789 George Nassau Clavering , and Pietro Leopoldo, Grand Duke of Tuscany , initiated the construction of a monument on Machiavelli's tomb.
1204 - Maimonides died from exhaustion after extensive traveling. [10] 1274 - Thomas Aquinas died from a traumatic brain injury while giving commentary on the Song of Songs. [11] 1277 – Pope John XXI (usually identified with the logician Peter of Spain) was killed by the collapse of a roof. 1284 – Siger of Brabant was stabbed to death by ...
Statue of Machiavelli at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. This timeline lists important events relevant to the life of the Italian diplomat, writer and political philosopher Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (1469–1527). Machiavelli was born in Florence in 1469 of an old citizen family. Little is known about his life until 1498, when he was appointed secretary and second chancellor ...
The Prince (Italian: Il Principe [il ˈprintʃipe]; Latin: De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by the Italian diplomat, philosopher, and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli in the form of a realistic instruction guide for new princes.
Tupac read Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince while in prison recovering from an attempt on his life. He was so inspired that once released from prison he changed his stage name to a pseudonym derived from Niccolò Machiavelli; "Makaveli", stating: "Like, Machiavelli. My name is not Machiavelli. My name is Makaveli. I took it, that's mine.
No-one died in the incident, which is under investigation. Analysts have suggested the harsh winter weather may be to blame, or that the plane landed badly. They have also credited the plane's ...
Niccolò Machiavelli met the Duke on a diplomatic mission in his function as Secretary of the Florentine Chancellery. Machiavelli was at Borgia's court from 7 October 1502 through 18 January 1503. During this time he wrote regular dispatches to his superiors in Florence, many of which have survived and are published in Machiavelli's Collected ...
Machiavelli believed that Caterina had tried to poison the Pope, [61] while other historians, such as Jacob Burckhardt and Ferdinand Gregorovius, are not certain. [62] An inconclusive and unfinished trial took place, and Caterina remained imprisoned until 30 June 1501, when she was released by Yves d'Allègre, who had come to Rome with the army ...